He’s been entertaining our kids (well, actually mostly, us) for years, and he probably also taught most of you how to say “Cheese omelet” in French, and now Genndy Tartakovsky will finally be getting his big screen dues with Hotel Transylvania. But there’s another of the Russian-born animator’s highly popular creations that has been talked about making the cinematic transition for …
I’m not a really a fan of The Walking Dead TV series. Having experienced the zombie apocalypse through its original medium, comic books, the TV show has come off as a boring, underwhelming experience, that swaps logic for scenarios derived from an episode of the DayZ of our lives (ARMA fans, you can thank me later for that). But now, the show …
It’s still another 5 months until we can finally return to Middle Earth with Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The only way we’ve been keeping our excitement levels in check is through regular sessions of pointing and laughing at our very own hobbit, Darryn, (Have you seen how hairy his feet are?) but even that is starting to …
Princess Diana is one of those figures from history that happens to be impossible to hate. Half humanitarian, half “Up yours Queenie”, Lady Di lived to help the unfortunate, long before other celebrities joined that bandwagon. Unfortunately, her life was cut short that fateful night in Paris back in 1997, a moment in time that will be detailed in Caught in …
Everyone has a few valuable items dotted around their house. Jewelry, expensive appliances, imported Swedish sex toys, you get the idea. But would you consider lawn ornaments to be a priceless treasure? Will Ferrell does, and he’s going to make like Indiana Jones and plunder the crap out of your tomb/garden, as he saddles up to be the Flamingo Thief, …
Sometimes for a film to really have us on the edge of our seats it requires seizure inducing pyrotechnics and a budget big enough to bail out a few European countries. Other times though, all it takes is an intriguingly simple premise, a confined location and a couple of good actors. As is the case with Compliance, a small film that …
John Hawkes is not exactly an everyday name, despite the fact that the talented character actor has been plying his trade for years now already. He really only came to most people’s attention with his magnetic turn in Winter’s Bone. That performance earned him an Oscar nomination, and if the buzz out of Sundance is to be believed, he’s about …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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